Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Relative risk for breast cancer rises about 20% to 30% with recent use of any oral contraceptives. Current or ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Perrigo launch of their FDA approved OTC Opill is great news for women in the U.S. who rely on progesterone-only birth control pills for their contraception.

A major study of around 260,000 women shows that taking the progesterone-only contraceptive pill can increase asthma attacks in some women. The research, published in ERJ Open Research, shows an ...

A new analysis involving almost 10,000 women has shown that the added risk of breast cancer occurring under the age of 50 in association with oral contraceptive use was of similar magnitude regardless ...

A study found all hormonal contraceptives carry a small increased risk of breast cancer. Hormones in the pills are thought to raise the risk. But drinking alcohol and smoking can increase breast ...

Studies have suggested for decades that birth control pills containing both estrogen and progestogen — synthetic versions of female hormones — may slightly elevate one’s risk of breast cancer. But ...

As much as they may be a small nuisance to take every day, oral contraceptives — that’s the pill — are here to stay (at least until better, longer-term, and more convenient birth control options come ...

An analysis of almost 10,000 women with breast cancer under the age of 50 found a similar association regardless of the type of hormonal contraceptive Use of combined oral contraceptives, containing ...

New research has found that all hormonal contraceptives “carry a small increased risk of breast cancer,” The Guardian reports. Previously only the combined pill was linked to an increased risk of ...

An estimated 250 million women worldwide are believed to use some form of hormonal contraception. (JLco) Julia Amaral - stock.adobe.com This could be a tough pill to swallow. Scientists in Denmark ...